付之东流 (fù zhī dōng liú) | Meaning: to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom) · all that has been achieved goes down the drain前功尽弃qián gōng jìn qì

wasted effort付诸东流fù zhū dōng liú

to disappear; to fade away消失xiāo shī

to omit; to neglect (to do sth) · to miss a chance; to let an opportunity slip by落空là kòng

to put to the torch (idiom) · to commit to the flames · to burn sth down deliberately付之一炬fù zhī yī jù

to obliterate completely · to vanish from the face of the earth荡然无存dàng rán wú cún

to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably